San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-27
THE VETERANS IN LINE.
We Are Coming Father Abraham a
100000 More--The Great
est Encampment ofAll.

We Are Coming Father Abraham a
100000 More--TheG Great
est Encampment ofAlI.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-Special.-The
custom house, postoffice, exposition
building, Chamber OF Commerce, court
houses, city hall, the various reception
headquarters OF the G. A. r., as we'll A.
a variety of business houses and private
residences are all profusely ornamented
with bunting; the streets decorated, and
the entire city has put on gala appear
anoe. This from the exterior, while the
interior OF buildings used for reception
purposes exhibit In their characterization
the highest style OF the decorative art.
These are fairly canopied and draped In
with flags, arches OF bunting, and draped
In graceful curves In long streamers OF
the national colors.
At heights Of 30 feet appear heroic
statues OF Lincoln and Grant, In oathe-
dral glass. The former is placed at the
intersection Of Broadway and Wash
ington avenue and bears the kindly mot
to of the great president: with malice
toward none and charity for ALL" and
the great soldiers motto, Let us have
peace" Is inscribed upon the double
arch ut the intersection Of Fourth and
Olive streets.
vi rourtn stIeet, near EIne, appears
the great railroad double arch. The i'm
mense locomotive, 81 feet In length and
nine In height, presents the effect Of
moving above the arch. The bell rings,
the whistle sounds, the wheels move;
smoke 10 seen and the escape Of steam
heard, while the headlight shines out
brightly, the whole presenting Q magni-
ficently realistic scene.
At Twelfth and Olive streets the
grand triumphal Is erected In close
proximity to tine grand revie wing stand
where the G. A. X. veterans will to-
morrow pass In line before their honored
cOmmander-in-chi
Seldom In the history Of military Or
ganizstiOn has been enjoyed such sight
as that vouoh safed to thousands OF
denizens and visitors who are crowding
every street and bywsy In st. Louis.
The steady rain has deoreed the post
ponement OF the parade until tomorrow.
The town Ia In gala attire, and the
parade will be the grandest In the his
tory OF the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. Fully 100000 men are expected
in line, and the parade will take at
least three hours to pass any given
point. The entire column Is to be formed
In platoons of twelve, single ranks, ten
feet apart.
In passing the commander in-ohief ut
the reviewing stand, the department,
division and post commanders, marshals
and mounted aids will salute and all
colors be dipped; all others march past
In a soldierly manner, without saluting.
The columns will form as follows:
l. Mounted police.
2. Grand marshal, chief Of staff and
aids.
3. Gilmore's band.
4. Logan post OF st. Louis, mounted,
and Springfield Mass battalion, special
escorts to commander-in-ohief.
o. Commander In Chief FsirchIld and
staff.
6. Carriage containing war governors
and other distinguished guests.
Z. First DivisiOn-Departmen OF
Aforementioned Nelson Cole. assist
ant marshal.
8. Second Division Department of
llllnois-ColOnel j. G. Butler, assistant
marshal.
8. Third Dlvision-Departme of
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Governo Thos. G. Fletcher, assistant
marshal.
10. Fourth Diyisi ln-Depsrtments Of
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
Maine, New Jersey and Virginis-Gen-
erhl JOnn w. turner, assistant marshal.
IL. Fifth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
California, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Potomac and Maryland Major Leo
Rassieur, assistant marshal.
IL. Sixth DivisiOn-Departmen OF In
diana-Major K, F. Weigel, assistant
marshal.
IL. Seventh division-Depsrtment OF
Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado-W. j.
LemD, assistant marshal
IA. Eighth DISQUALIFICATION OF
Kansas-Colonel John b. GandOlfo, as
sistsnt Marshal.
10. Ninth Division-Department OF
Michigan, Minnesota, Delaware, West
Virginia, Washington Territory and
Kentuoky-Colonel Charles j. Stifel. as
sist6nt marshal.
l6. Tenth Observation-Disclosures OF
Arkansas, Florida, Gulf, Dakota, Ore
gon, New Mexico, Montana, Rhode
Island, Tennessee and Georgia, Texas,
Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Brigade Of Naval
Veterans and Sons OF Vetersns-Csptain
Henry Ziegenheim, assistant marshal.
Tonight the streets will be brilliantly
Illuminated and grand reception will
be given to the various visiting posts.